How Beixiazhu, a Chinese village that was a hotspot of activity during the livestream shopping boom on Douyin, Kuaishou and other apps, became a cautionary tale (Wency Chen/South China Morning Post)

Wency Chen / South China Morning Post:
How Beixiazhu, a Chinese village that was a hotspot of activity during the livestream shopping boom on Douyin, Kuaishou and other apps, became a cautionary tale  —  To the unsuspecting outsider, Beixiazhu looks like any unremarkable Chinese village.  But for years, this was the place …